A Tequesta teen is using his love for kiteboarding to help make Christmas better for some sick children. Tiffany Kenney reports.

A Tequesta teen is using his love for kiteboarding to help make Christmas better for some sick children. Tiffany Kenney reports.

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Updated: 9:42 PM EST Dec 3, 2015

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WEBVTT THE HOLIDAY SEASON.ONE LOCAL BOY IS HOPING TOCHANGE LIVES.WE LIVE IN PARADISE, SUNNYWEATHER MOST OF THE TIME, BEAUTIFULBEACHES AND SO ONE TEENAGER DECIDEDTO TAKE HIS LOVE FOR THE WATER TOHELP OTHER KIDS.I'M 16 YEARS OLD AND I LOVE TOKITE BOARD.YOUR KITE GOES TO THIS.THIS GOES AROUND AND THIS CLICKS.HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE IT?IT IS MY PASSION.IT'S MY FAVORITE THING TO DO.YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK FAR TOTRACK DOWN JAMES McGRATH.THE ACCOMPLISHED TEEN IS A KITEBOARDER WHO IS HOMESCHOOLED TOFOCUS HIS TIME ON THE WATER.I START AT 8:00, I'M AT THEBEACH UNTIL DARK ALMOST EVERY DIDI.HE ONLY PICKED UP THE SPORTS AFEW YEARS AGO.I GOT A KITE FOR CHRISTMAS AND IDIDN'T PICK IT UP FOR A YEAR.MY DAD WAS LIKE, COME ON.AND AS SOON AS I GOT IN THE WATER IWAS LIKE, I QUIT EVERY SINGLE SPORTHE KNEW HOW TO PLAY AND I WAS LIKETHIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO.JAMES AND HIS FRIENDS ARE USINGTHEIR PASSION FOR KITE BOARDING TOSPREAD A LITTLE LOVE WITH AN EVENTCALLED CHEATING -- KITING FOR KIDS.WE WANTED TO DONATE TOYS TO KIDSWITH DISEASES OR CANCER WHERE THEPARENTS DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO OUTAND SHOP AND GET CHRISTMAS GIFTS.THAT'S KIND OF OUR GOALS.ALL THE KIDS WE'RE GIVING IT TO ARELOCAL.-úWE'RE NOT SENDING IT TO SOME RANDOMPLACE.WE'RE GOING DOT KID'S HOUSE ANDDONATING IT TO THEM.A KID WITH BOTH FEET ON THEGROUND EVEN WHEN HE'S FLYING SOHIGH.YOU DON'T GET SCARED GOING WAY,WAY UP.I MEAN, THROUGH YOUR KITINGCAREER YOU DEFINITELY HAVE A FEWSCARES HERE AND THERE.YOU CAN FLY LIKE A BIRD, SO THAT'STHE DRAW.WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO BEFLYING OVER THE OCEAN?FLYING.YOU CAN'T DESCRIBE IT UNTIL YOUACTUALLY DO IT, BUT IT'S A PRETTYAMAZING FEELING.YEAH, PRETTY AMAZING KID TOO.HE IS SO ACCOMPLISHED AT HIS SPORT.HE HAS SEVEN SPONSORS TO HELP WITHEQUIPMENT AND EXPENSES, AND THISYEAR KITING FOR KIDS IS SCHEDULEDFOR THIS WEEKEND, SUNDAY,DECEMBER 6TH FROM 11:00 TO THREE ATJUNO BEACH AT FAIRWAY 33 AND YOUCAN BRING AN UNWRAPPED PREVENTS FORCHILDREN'S AGES INFANTS TO 13.THE GESTURE WHAT THEY'RE DOING FORCHIN, EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL.THESE ARE TEENAGERS WHO DECIDELET'S DO SOMETHING FOR KIDS.I LOVE DURING THE COURSE OF HIS